This work aims to increase the information on cetaceans in the International Marine Park of the Strait of Bonifacio and central-western Tyrrhenian Sea. Visual surveys (29 days) were conducted all year-round, using both whale watching and dedicated vessels. A total of 151 sightings (5 species) were recorded on effort (1237 km). The cetacean ER values, together with the presence of newborns of all species and records of cryptic species (e.g. beaked whales) point out the special conservation interest of the study area supporting the proposal of an open sea SPAMI in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Diversità e distribuzione dei cetacei al margine sud-orientale del Santuario Pelagos (Sardegna Nord-Est) / Bittau, L; Gilioli, V; Manconi, Renata. - In: BIOLOGIA MARINA MEDITERRANEA. - ISSN 1123-4245. - 20:(2013), pp. 168-169.
Diversità e distribuzione dei cetacei al margine sud-orientale del Santuario Pelagos (Sardegna Nord-Est)
MANCONI, Renata
2013-01-01
Abstract
This work aims to increase the information on cetaceans in the International Marine Park of the Strait of Bonifacio and central-western Tyrrhenian Sea. Visual surveys (29 days) were conducted all year-round, using both whale watching and dedicated vessels. A total of 151 sightings (5 species) were recorded on effort (1237 km). The cetacean ER values, together with the presence of newborns of all species and records of cryptic species (e.g. beaked whales) point out the special conservation interest of the study area supporting the proposal of an open sea SPAMI in the Tyrrhenian Sea.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
